Andy Summers

Dr. Andy Summers is an Associate Professor of Law at the LSE Law School and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Taxation (CenTax). His research focuses on tax policies affecting high-net-worth individuals and top earners, combining legal expertise with quantitative methods and data science. He teaches courses on tax policy design, taxation of wealth, and tax avoidance at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Before joining LSE in 2014, he studied Law at the University of Cambridge (2005–2008) and the University of Oxford (2009–2010), where he later completed his PhD in private law (2011–2014) and taught as a College Lecturer. His prior work explored damages assessment in private law, loss, and causation theories. He now collaborates with economists and social scientists to bridge legal scholarship with policy relevance.

His research interests include domicile/residence tax rules, wealth taxation reforms, and interdisciplinary approaches to tax system design. He leads CenTax to enhance public and policymaker understanding of taxation through rigorous, accessible research.